Connecticut western news., 1887-11-16
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

A gang of house breakers are work ing in Pittsfield.
 All places of business Tn Stock bridge close at s o'clock D m.
 The Wabeek mills at Housatonic are printing HOO spreads per day.
 125O incandescent lamps will soon be placed in the Hoosac tunnel.
 Stockbridge sends annually Thanks giving offering to Five Points mission in New York.
 The Blackinton woolen company of North Adams have put in eight new looms and dresser.
 The Williams college sophomore foot ball team were victorious in contest at Albany last week.
 Extensive forest fires have been raging on the mountains in the vicinity of North Adams.
 The Williams college glee and banjo club are to give an entertainment in Pittsfeld this evening.
 Hancock post, G. A. R. of Dalton has been presented with 8 silk flag by William H. Chamberlin of Pittsfeld.
 A premature explosion at the lime ledge owned by Farnham Bros ot Chesire, seriously injured two laborers.
 It is rumored that John Brewer, a hardware merchant at Great Harrington will soon open branch store in Housa- tonic.
 The Housatonic valley Methodist Ministers association will hold thei, monthly meeting at Housatonic, Nov ember 29th.
 Appropriate memorial services have been held in Monterey for the sister and children of Albert NJ. Dowd, who died of diphtheria.
 During the year ending November 1s 51 patients have been cared for in the hospital at North Adams, 12 of whom were charity patients.
 The Praying band of Pittsfeld" has been invited by the center church at West Stockbridge to come to that place and assist in revival meetings.
 The South Berkshire institute at New Marlboro was burned last Wednesday The building contained 75 rooms anc was owned by Futile and Son.
 The North Adams correspondent states in the Springfield Republican that "a six-year-old Aldrich boy Jeff | Tuesday all alone for St Joseph, Mo where he is to be adopted by relative.
 Rev Preston Barr formerly pastor O the Congregational church in Chester and now in charge of St Georges Epis copal church at Lee, was ordained tt the deaconate by the bishop of thu diocese, yesterday.
 | Mrs Mark Hopkins, of Ct Harrington and San Francisco, widow of the wei known California millionair, wa married at Trinity chapel, New Yorl city, early Tuesday morning Nov t' Mir E. F. Searles, of Boston. It Is saiC that the bride is something over 6O' and has fortune estimated from $2O, OOO,0OO to S25, 5,OOO,0OO. She has nt children of her own, though there Is ar adopted son living in California. Th' bride and groom sailed for Europe thu day after their marriage.
 i Thomas Collins, a brakeman on tht Fitchburg railroad was badly injured il the Hoosac tunnel Friday. During the month of October IS, 932 cars passed through the Hoosac tunnel, and durin, the same month in 1886, 2O,214. It i said however, the actual amount 0 business done is greater the presen year. The October term of the superi or court closed Friday evening. |. MT Melinda P. Shaw, who sued the town o Pitts6eld for SIC, 900 to recover damage for injuries sustained by stepping in hole in the sidewalk, has settled fo S7OO and costs. .. The "Little Tycoon will be presented at the Academy O Music, Pitts6eld, November 23. Twenty Williams college student appeared before President Carter Fri day, and confessed what part each ha, in the Choat hazing case, and it is sal, that ten of their number have beel suspended. -. The society people turn ed out in full force at the wedding o William l.. Adam, assistant treasure of the Berkshire County savings bank and Miss Caroline Hoof Redfield daughter of Mrs Charles B. Redfeld, a First church Nov 10. The church wa beautifully decorated with palms an, flowers. The front of the organ wa massed with green, among which burn ed rows of wax tapers. Warren Col presided at the organ. and played th bribal chorus from Lohegrin, as tn party entered and Mendelssohn's wedd ing march as they left the church. Tn bride was dressed in white satin, cut el train, with bridal veil and orang blossoms. She carried a bouque of whit rosebuds. The bridesmaids were dress ed ln white and carried bouquets o white and red roses. Rev J. l.. Jenkin performed the ceremony, and recel ton followed at the residence of tn brides mother on South street M Adam and his bride will live in MT Vests house on West Housatonic street | -[ Pittsfeld Correspondent in tn Springfield Republican.
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